Head, GF - Financial Planning & Analysis MY

CIMB; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

CIMB in Kuala Lumpur seeks an experienced Head of Financial Planning and Performance Management to lead budgeting, forecasts and multi‑year planning aligned with the bank’s strategy. You will partner with business leaders, deliver executive reporting to EXCO and Board, and oversee profitability drivers while driving cost transparency and efficiency initiatives.

This leadership role requires strong analytical thinking, scenario planning, and the ability to challenge assumptions to support

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and multi‑year financial planning in line with the bank’s strategy.
• Translate strategic priorities into financial targets, KPIs, and performance plans.
• Monitor financial performance and provide clear variance analysis with actionable insights.
• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful management reports to EXCO, ALCO, and the Board.
• Provide scenario, sensitivity, and stress analysis to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Act as an independent financial challenger to ensure disciplined decision-making.
• Oversee key value drivers including NII/NIM, NOII, costs, credit costs/ECL (in partnership with Risk), and profitability by segment and product.
• Drive cost transparency, productivity analysis, and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Monitor benefits realisation from transformation and efficiency programmes.
• Act as a strategic finance partner to business heads, providing financial insight, challenge, and support for growth initiatives.
• Review and assess business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives.

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and multi‑year financial planning in line with the bank’s strategy.
• Translate strategic priorities into financial targets, KPIs, and performance plans.
• Monitor financial performance and provide clear variance analysis with actionable insights.

Executive Reporting & Decision Support

• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful management reports to EXCO, ALCO, and the Board.
• Provide scenario, sensitivity, and stress analysis to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Act as an independent financial challenger to ensure disciplined decision-making.‑making.

P&L and Balance Sheet Oversight

• Oversee key value drivers including NII/NIM, NOII, costs, credit costs/ECL (in partnership with Risk), and profitability by segment and product.
• Drive cost transparency, productivity analysis, and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Monitor benefits realisation from transformation and efficiency programmes.

Business Partnering

• Act as a strategic finance partner to business heads, providing financial insight, challenge, and support for growth initiatives.
• Review and assess business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives.